For today, links to seven reports: from the Associated Press, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, the Moscow Times, and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 5-10-25 is HERE, or scroll down. WEST BANK and GAZA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Russian drones attack Ukraine after the Kremlin turns down a ceasefire proposal but promises talks, by Illia Novikov and Dmytro Zhyhinas | AP KYIV — Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, the Ukrainian air force said today, after the Kremlin effectively rejected an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the more than three-year war, but reiterated that it would take part in possible peace . . . READ MORE . . .
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Moscow pushes back on ceasefire calls. From Kyiv Post. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov commented today on the West’s demand for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, saying that the language of ultimatums is unacceptable to Russia. Adopting such a tone, he said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine gears up for possible Zelensky, Putin talks, by Chris York and Oleksiy Sorokin | The Kyiv Independent Ukraine is “ready for all options” as it prepares for a possible meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin of Russia in Istanbul this week, a source close to the President’s Office said today. READ MORE . . .
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Kremlin reiterates Putin’s call for Istanbul talks, but remains silent on possible Zelensky meeting. From the Moscow Times. The Kremlin today repeated President Vladimir Putin’s call for direct Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul later this week, but did not say whether the Russian leader would meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in person. READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops liberate Kotlyarovka community in Donetsk region over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated the community of Kotlyarovka in the Donetsk region over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 11 Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in symbolically rich blessing on Mother’s Day, by Nicole Winfield and Giovanna Dell’Orto | AP VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff. “I, too, address the world’s great powers by repeating the ever-present call ‘never again war,’” he said from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. READ MORE . . .
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